Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, are no strangers to tropical cyclones, but climate change is supercharging storms and disrupting education on the islands. This story by @rachelreports.bsky.social was originally published by @climateconnections.bsky.social.

No Asian American songwriters on the list? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

April 22 is #EarthDay & it’s also my 30th birthday. This year, the best gift I could ask for is you to help my home. My heart is with my family, friends, and communities currently recovering from Typhoon Sinlaku. I’d be so grateful if you donated and sent aid their way instead. linktr.ee/sinlaku

I’m looking to talk to climate scientists/meteorologists who have analyzed Super Typhoon Sinlaku’s characteristics as it barreled through the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly the wind speed and how it seemingly stalled longer than usual. Please DM me!

CCNow’s Andrew McCormick and Kyle Pope were in Chicago this week for #SEJ2016. They talked with @rachelreports.bsky.social about the power of community for climate journalists. It’s a tough beat and connecting in person is, as Rachel says, so important. We agree!

My fam texted me this video. The whiplash, the agonizing sound …

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I’m seeing coverage of Typhoon Sinlaku only highlighting Guam. A reminder that the storm shifted and is now passing the Northern Mariana Islands, a separate U.S. territory just north of Guam. Specifically, the eye of the storm will track close, if not over, the islands of Saipan and Tinian.

It’s only April. Preparing for typhoons is not unfamiliar to me but to do so during April … for a super typhoon? The likelihood of a super typhoon developing in the Mariånas in April is historically very low, since peak typhoon season typically runs from August to November.

When a typhoon comes barreling toward my home islands, it rarely makes it to major news outlets this fast, so thank you @nytimes.com for tracking. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Typhoon Sinlaku is now on track for the Northern Marianas. Be safe friends & family 🥺

Although Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries Jelta Wong publicly committed to delivering laboratory investigation results of the country's contaminated waters by March 31st, the government missed the deadline without issuing any statement, writes @rachelreports.bsky.social.

Our burning of fossil fuels is melting sea ice and drowning emperor penguin chicks, putting them in danger of extinction. 😱

My newsletter, The Confluence, brings you original reporting and writing that tells ocean stories connecting science and social justice. My latest is about a toxic marine event in Papua New Guinea, where dead fish have been washing ashore for months. Subscribe now for FREE: theconfluence.news

NEW: Entering the fourth month of a health emergency triggered by a mass marine die-off, neglected coastal towns in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, are still waiting on government action. This story by @rachelreports.bsky.social is produced by The Confluence and co-published by The Xylom:

Schools of fish are dying across a number of sites in New Ireland, while 1,000+ people have reported skin burns, respiratory illnesses & gastrointestinal symptoms after being in contact with the ocean. As of April 7, locals are still waiting on government action. theconfluence.news/p/toxic-tide...

As Americans face rising gas prices and the threat of higher inflation, “it is becoming clearer who is making “a lot of money”: defense contractors and oil companies.” Good analysis from @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Oil prices surged and stock markets sank today, which is the opposite of what Trump was hoping to achieve after his national address last night.

Taxpayer dollars 💸 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

I’ve been at LaGuardia airport since 6am, waited in TSA precheck line for 1 hour, only for my 9am flight to keep getting delayed every hour. Now, my 9am flight is at 2pm. Lounge employees are like “you’re back!” The unfortunate thing is LGA was my fav airport. This experience is ruining that😭

I’d rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels.

This is a good visual piece of China’s deep sea mining influence, but it appears quite one-sided. In international waters, China may be the heavyweight, but in territorial waters, the US is gaining ground by bribing Pacific Island nations & bypassing international law. www.cnn.com/interactive/...

Key deep-sea mining news this week: 1. ISA meeting ended with no deep-sea mining code 2. Trump nearly doubles the size it wants to mine around Guam and the Northern Marianas 3. US and Japan makes a joint rare earths deal theconfluence.news/p/the-un-say...

$200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 years.

A reminder that there are local people who actually rely on the Strait of Hormuz for food and livelihood. theconfluence.news/p/how-confli...

I wrote this about Cesar Chavez a while back.

Prime Minister Takaichi is “constrained not just by Japan’s pacifist constitution, but overwhelming public opposition: Only 9 percent of Japanese endorse the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, according to a recent poll by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/w...

90 days left of being a fiancée 💍 📸: Samantha Salamon 📍my beautiful home island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵

"As the world watches the oil markets, a silent ecological collapse threatens livelihoods and the biodiversity of one of the world's most vital maritime corridors." Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social in her newsletter, The Confluence theconfluence.news/p/how-confli...

Caught in the crossfire? Coastal communities who rely on fishing the Strait of Hormuz as their primary source of income. They are already living with economic uncertainty, blistering climate change-fueled heat, and limited job opportunities outside the ocean. theconfluence.news/p/how-confli...

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For coastal communities along the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the greater concern spans far beyond oil and gas prices. It’s their safety, livelihoods, food security, and the decades-long ecological fallout that follows. My latest newsletter issue: theconfluence.news/p/how-confli...

The International Seabed Authority council meeting to discuss international deep sea mining regulations begins today in Jamaica. I’ll be monitoring any updates.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

Israel has razed Gaza, target bombed hospitals and schools in Iran, and is now leveling Southern Lebanon all in "self defence".

It's #WorldWildlifeDay! Not just human lives are affected by climate change - animals are, too, including migratory birds. MONA alum @rachelreports.bsky.social covers the importance of forest conservation in Central America for @audubon.org. 🐦➡️ ow.ly/zQtF50YozuZ

About a year ago, CNN laid me off, the only climate reporter in the network born & raised in the Pacific Islands, along with 100s of others. I haven’t had the chance to go back to my home island since I started working there. Nearly a year later, here I am back home in the Northern Marianas 🇲🇵 1/

Go to the Uproot Resource Library to see three new reporting guides by 2025 MONA Fellows and Uprooters @rachelreports.bsky.social, @mjoel17.bsky.social, and Eva Tesfaye uprootproject.org/initiatives/...

Oooh, we're excited for The Confluence!

Some news in the clean energy sector: A surge in wind power generation, fueled by storms, broke records and cut gas costs in the UK last month. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

"Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk." Uprooter @rachelreports.bsky.social for @grist.org grist.org/internationa...

Last December, I went to Japan to learn more about the country’s deep-sea mining research. In January, a crew embarked on a five-week experiment off a remote Pacific island. I wrote a deep dive about Japan’s move to ultimately cut reliance on China for critical minerals. grist.org/internationa...

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First, it was American Samoa; then my home, the Northern Mariana Islands; now the Trump administration is looking at Alaskan waters for deep sea mining. … another home to Indigenous peoples, fisheries and some of the world’s most fragile ecosystems. www.eenews.net/articles/fed...

Today, I learned Travis Kelce hosts a game show!

the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens

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Journalists—especially those with resources from major networks who are able to parachute and report on the ground in Minnesota—need to be asking tougher questions. We need to not just report what we’re seeing, we need to hold people in power accountable. This is not right.

This is the water in parts of Manhattan right now. This has been happening almost all day. My landlord said there’s been a “huge water main break in Midtown.” (??)